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3Alan Napier (born Alan William Napier-Clavering, January 7, 1903 - August 8, 1988) was an English actor.
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5He was best known for playing Mr. Rutland in ''Film/{{Marnie}}'' (1964), Alfred Pennyworth in the ''Series/{{Batman|1966}}'' series with Creator/AdamWest (1966), and for voicing Sir Pellinore in ''WesternAnimation/TheSwordInTheStone'' (1963).
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7He was married to Emily Nancy Bevill Pethybridge and Aileen Dickens Hawksley and had two children, one with Pethybridge and one with Hawksley.
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9Napier died at the age of 85 in 1988 after suffering a stroke.
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11!Filmography
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13!!Film Roles
14* 1930: ''Film/{{Caste}}'' as Capt. Hawtree
15* 1931: ''Film/{{Stamboul}}'' as Bouchier
16* 1932: ''Film/InAMonasteryGarden'' as Count Romano
17* 1933: ''Film/BitterSweet'' as Lord Shayne (UncreditedRole)
18* 1933: ''Film/{{Loyalties}}'' as Gen. Canynge
19* 1933: ''Film/TheWanderingJew'' as Knight (uncredited)
20* 1936: ''Film/WingsOverAfrica'' as Redfern
21* 1937: ''Film/ForValour'' as General
22* 1937: ''Film/WifeOfGeneralLing'' as Governor
23* 1939: ''Film/TheSecretFour'' as Sir Hamar Ryman
24* 1939: ''Film/WeAreNotAlone'' as Archdeacon
25* 1940: ''Film/TheInvisibleManReturns'' as Willie Spears
26* 1940: ''Film/TheHouseOfTheSevenGables'' as Fuller
27* 1941: ''Film/ConfirmOrDeny'' as Updyke (DeletedRole)
28* 1942: ''Film/EagleSquadron'' as Black Watch Officer
29* 1942: ''Film/AYankAtEton'' as Restaurateur (uncredited)
30* 1942: ''Film/CatPeople'' as Doc Carver (uncredited)
31* 1942: ''Film/RandomHarvest'' as Julian
32* 1943: ''Film/AssignmentInBrittany'' as Sam Wells
33* 1943: ''Film/AppointmentInBerlin'' as Col. Patterson (uncredited)
34* 1943: ''Film/LassieComeHome'' as Jock
35* 1943: ''Film/MadameCurie'' as Dr. Bladh (uncredited)
36* 1943: ''Film/TheSongOfBernadette'' as Dr. Debeau (uncredited)
37* 1943: ''Film/LostAngel'' as Dr. Woodring
38* 1944: ''Film/{{The Uninvited|1944}}'' as Dr. Scott
39* 1944: ''Film/ActionInArabia'' as Eric Latimer
40* 1944: ''Film/MinistryOfFear'' as Dr. JM Forrester
41* 1944: ''Film/TheHairyApe'' as [=MacDougald=]
42* 1944: ''Film/MademoiselleFifi'' as The Count de Breville
43* 1944: ''Film/ThirtySecondsOverTokyo'' as Mr. Parker
44* 1944: ''Film/{{Dark Waters|1944}}'' as The Doctor (uncredited)
45* 1945: ''Film/HangoverSquare'' as Sir Henry Chapman
46* 1945: ''Film/IsleOfTheDead'' as St. Aubyn
47* 1946: ''Film/ThreeStrangers'' as David Shackleford
48* 1946: ''Film/HouseOfHorrors'' as F. Holmes Harmon
49* 1946: ''Film/AScandalInParis'' as Houdon De Pierremont
50* 1946: ''Film/TheStrangeWoman'' as Judge Henry Saladine
51* 1947: ''Film/SinbadTheSailor'' as Aga
52* 1947: ''Film/{{Fiesta}}'' as The Tourist
53* 1947: ''Film/HighConquest'' as Tommy Donlin
54* 1947: ''Film/{{Ivy}}'' as Sir Jonathan Wright
55* 1947: ''Film/AdventureIsland'' as Attwater
56* 1947: ''Film/{{Lured}}'' as Det. Gordon
57* 1947: ''Film/{{Driftwood}}'' as Dr. Nicholas Adams
58* 1947: ''Film/{{Unconquered}}'' as Sir William Johnson
59* 1947: ''Film/TheLoneWolfInLondon'' as Monty Beresford
60* 1947: ''Film/ForeverAmber'' as Landale
61* 1948: ''Film/MyOwnTrueLove'' as Kittredge
62* 1948: ''Film/{{Macbeth}}'' as A Holy Father
63* 1948: ''Film/JohnnyBelinda'' as Defense Attorney
64* 1948: ''Film/{{Joan of Arc|1948}}'' as Earl of Warwick
65* 1948: ''Film/HillsOfHome'' as Sir George
66* 1949: ''Film/CrissCross'' as Finchley
67* 1949: ''Film/TarzansMagicFountain'' as Douglas Jessup
68* 1949: ''Film/AConnecticutYankeeInKingArthursCourt'' as High Executioner
69* 1949: ''Film/{{Manhandled}}'' as Alton Bennet
70* 1949: ''Film/TheRedDanube'' as The General
71* 1949: ''Film/ChallengeToLassie'' as Lord Provost
72* 1949: ''Film/{{Master Minds|1949}}'' as Dr. Druzik
73* 1950: ''Film/{{Tripoli}}'' as Khalil
74* 1951: ''Film/TarzansPeril'' as Comm. Peters
75* 1951: ''Film/DoubleCrossbones'' as Capt. Kidd
76* 1951: ''Film/TheGreatCaruso'' as Jean de Reszke
77* 1951: ''Film/{{The Highwayman|1951}}'' as Barton
78* 1951: ''Film/AcrossTheWideMissouri'' as Capt. Humberstone Lyon
79* 1951: ''Film/TheBlueVeil'' as Prof. George Carter
80* 1951: ''Film/TheStrangeDoor'' as Count Grassin
81* 1952: ''Film/BigJimMcLain'' as Stuark
82* 1953: ''Film/{{Julius Caesar|1953}}'' as Cicero
83* 1953: ''Film/YoungBess'' as Robert Tyrwhitt
84* 1954: ''Film/{{Desiree}}'' as Despreaux
85* 1955: ''Film/{{Moonfleet}}'' as Parson Glennie
86* 1955: ''Film/TheCourtJester'' as Sir Brockhurst
87* 1956: ''Film/MiamiExpose'' as Raymond Sheridan
88* 1956: ''Film/TheMolePeople'' as Elinue
89* 1957: ''Film/UntilTheySail'' as Prosecution Attorney
90* 1959: ''Film/IslandOfLordWomen'' as Dr. Paul Lujan
91* 1959: ''Film/{{Journey to the Center of the Earth|1959}}'' as Dean
92* 1961: ''Film/WildInTheCountry'' as Prof. Joe B. Larson (uncredited)
93* 1962: ''Film/TenderIsTheNight'' as Senor Pardo
94* 1962: ''Film/ThePrematureBurial'' as Dr. Gideon Gault
95* 1963: ''WesternAnimation/TheSwordInTheStone'' as Sir Pellinore
96* 1964: ''Film/{{Marnie}}'' as Mr. Rutland
97* 1964: ''Film/MaryPoppins'' as Huntsman/Reporter #3/Hound (uncredited, voice)
98* 1964: ''Film/MyFairLady'' as Gentleman Escorting Eliza to the Queen (uncredited)
99* 1964: ''Film/ThirtySixHours'' as col. Peter [=MacLean=]
100* 1964: ''Film/SignpostToMurder'' as The Vicar
101* 1965: ''Film/TheLovedOne'' as English Club Official
102* 1966: ''Film/BatmanTheMovie'' as Alfred
103* 1973: ''Film/CrimeClub'' as John
104* 1981: ''Film/TheMonkeyMission'' as Briarton
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106!!Television Roles
107* 1949: ''Series/YourShowTime'' as Sherlock Holmes
108* 1951: ''Series/FiresideTheatre'' as Charles Dickens
109* 1952: ''Series/TheSchaeferCenturyTheatre'' as Uncle Steven
110* 1952: ''Series/ChevronTheatre'' as Carnacki/Steven Everton (2 episodes)
111* 1952: ''Series/BiffBakerUSA'' as Prof. Artemus Beechem
112* 1953: ''Series/FourStarPlayhouse'' as John Dwerrihouse
113* 1953: ''Series/TheLorettaYoungShow'' as Mr. Bronte
114* 1954: ''Series/ThePepsiColaPlayhouse'' as Stephen Everton/Carnacki (3 episodes)
115* 1955: ''Series/FrontRowCenter'' as Rev. Thompson
116* 1955: ''Series/LuxVideoTheatre'' as Sir Adrian
117* 1955-1959: ''Series/AlfredHitchcockPresents'' as Lord Sorrington/Sir Charles Harrington/Wilfred/Sir Everett (6 episodes)
118* 1956: ''Series/TheTwentiethCenturyFoxHour'' as Travers/Sir Edward/Governor (3 episodes)
119* 1957: ''Series/SoldiersOfFortune'' as Comm. Hartledge
120* 1957: ''Series/{{Panic|1957}}'' as Vincent Hawthorne
121* 1957: ''Series/TheCalifornians'' as Alfred Perkins
122* 1957-1959: ''Series/GeneralElectricTheatre'' as Jack Simmons/Sean O'Donnell (2 episodes)
123* 1959: ''Series/Playhouse90'' as Sir Luke
124* 1959: ''Series/{{The Third Man|1959}}'' as Col. Andresi
125* 1959: ''Series/{{The Detectives|1959}}'' as Bishop
126* 1959: ''Series/FiveFingers'' as Wembley
127* 1960: ''Series/ShirleyTemplesStorybook'' as Col. Devlin
128* 1960: ''Series/AdventuresInParadise'' as Alex
129* 1960-1961: ''Series/{{Thriller}}'' as Atty. Pinchot/Const. Evans/Lawyer Ridgewater (3 episodes)
130* 1960-1977: ''Series/TheMagicalWorldOfDisney'' as Archie/Mr. Cryer (2 episodes)
131* 1961: ''Series/TheRoaring20s'' as Mr. Dunston
132* 1961-1962: ''Series/TalesOfWellsFargo'' as Col. Decatur/Bertram La Tour (2 episodes)
133* 1962: ''Series/{{Follow The Sun|1961}}'' as Julian 'The Major' Mosgrove
134* 1962: ''Series/{{Checkmate|1960}}'' as Father Dunne
135* 1962-1963: ''Series/DontCallMeCharlie'' as Gen. Steele
136* 1963: ''Series/AlcoaPremiere'' as Judge Cameron
137* 1963: ''Series/TheLloydBridgesShow'' as Kurt Drobney
138* 1963: ''Series/{{The Twilight Zone|1959}}'' as Capt. Protheroe
139* 1963: ''Series/TheEleventhHour'' as Arnold Todhunter
140* 1963-1965: ''Series/TheAlfredHitchcockHour'' as Guerny Sr./Mr. Hodges (2 episodes)
141* 1964: ''Series/{{Breaking Point|1963}}'' as Harold Major
142* 1965: ''Series/TheRogues'' as John [=McKellway=]
143* 1965: ''Series/{{Laredo}}'' as Maj. Donaldson
144* 1965: ''Series/DanielBoone'' as Lord Brisbane/Col. Sir Hubert Crater (2 episodes)
145* 1966: ''Series/{{Daktari}}'' as Roger Earling
146* 1966-1968: ''Series/{{Batman|1966}}'' as Alfred/Egbert
147* 1967: ''Series/TheBeverlyHillbillies'' as Chemist
148* 1969: ''Series/FamilyAffair'' as Mr. Wilson
149* 1970-1974: ''Series/{{Ironside|1967}}'' as John/Marcus Lowell/Walter Branford (3 episodes)
150* 1971-1972: ''Series/NightGallery'' as Cousin Zachariah Ogilvy/The Man/Doctor (3 episodes)
151* 1974: ''Series/{{QBVII}}'' as Semple
152* 1974: ''Series/TheWideWorldOfMystery'' as Lawyer
153* 1976: ''Series/{{Kojak}}'' as Antonakis
154* 1978: ''Series/TheBastard'' as Dr. Bleeker
155* 1978: ''Series/FlyingHigh'' as Arthur
156* 1978: ''Series/{{The Paper Chase|1978}}'' as Justice Allen Reynolds
157* 1979: ''Series/{{Centennial}}'' as Lord Venneford
158* 1979: ''Series/ABCWeekendSpecials'' as Hawkins
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160!Theatre Roles
161* 1940: ''Theatre/LadyInWaiting'' as Sir William Warring
162* 1952: ''Theatre/{{Gertie}}'' as Mr. Ritchie

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